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Two Lawrenceburg men investigators say are tied to an international drug organization were arrested Tuesday night for possession of 1 kilogram of the powerful drug fentanyl, according to Sheriff Joe Milam of the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office.

Gadiel Ortiz-Flores and Brian Hensley, both of 412 East Court St., were arrested on a federal charge of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl after the sheriff’s office and the Lexington DEA Task Force combined to make the bust following a lengthy investigation.

The head mechanic at the Anderson County school bus garage knowingly filled out or signed off on inaccurate monthly inspection reports, an issue that came to light after state inspectors removed four buses from the road for mechanical and safety concerns.

The principal at Robert B. Turner Elementary School passed away last night following a lengthy illness, according to information posted on the Anderson County school district’s website.

“It is with deep sadness that we inform you about the death of Robert B. Turner Principal Wayne Reese. Mr. Reese had been diagnosed with cancer in the summer of 2016,” Superintendent Sheila Mitchell is quoted as saying on the website.